Spartan gold

The Resource Spartan gold
Label
Spartan gold
Statement of responsibility
Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Thousands of years ago, the mighty Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as a tribute to his glory. In 1800, while crossing the Pennine Alps, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars. Unable to transport them, Napoleon created an inscrutable map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear - and the gold pillars are lost once again. Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar'. Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. Not for the wine. He wants what the bottle may lead to. For he is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire - and he claims descent from King Xerxes himself. And the treasure will be his, no matter what ..
Member of
Cataloging source
JOC
Dewey number
813.54
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Interest level
High School
LC call number
PS3553.U75
LC item number
S73 2009
Literary form
fiction
Reading level
5.7
Series statement
Fargo adventure
Study program name
Reading Counts RC
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